Nova Scotia’s police oversight board is investigating after a person was shot in downtown Halifax by officers responding to a pair of liquor retailer robberies.
Halifax Regional Police say they have been alerted Saturday afternoon to robberies at a pair of Crown-owned liquor shops simply blocks aside from one another.
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In each instances, police say the suspect sprayed an unknown “sensory irritant” earlier than fleeing.
Investigators say officers tracked down a 37-year-old man, who allegedly threatened police with a big knife.
The person was shot by an officer and was taken to hospital with life-threatening accidents.
A spokesperson for the Critical Incident Response Group says it’ll examine the matter and is asking any witnesses to come back ahead.
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